Soho, Dumbo, and Greenwich Village top a list of New York City neighborhoods to watch in 2022, according to a new report from StreetEasy that looked at areas with the biggest surge in interest among buyers, renters, and sellers.

After being hit very hard by the pandemic, Manhattan is now seeing renewed interest as shopping, nightlife, and cultural institutions reopen. There’s lots of housing buzz about Soho in particular, a result of proposals to rezone the area and add more apartments. The neighborhood saw a 48 percent increase in listing searches in 2021 over 2020 and had the second-largest annual rent growth in the city.

Like Soho, Dumbo and Greenwich Village are neighborhoods that are well established and are already expensive. They likely feature high on the list for apartment hunters looking for Covid deals in these very desirable areas.

Working from home has also changed how and where New Yorkers live: Without the need to commute, some are moving farther from their jobs to save money and trading up to increase their living space. That may explain the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Red Hook and Gowanus ranking fourth and fifth, respectively, on the list.

(source: brickunderground.com, picture: Heater Shevlin)